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Larry Hoover, the famed founder of the Gangster Disciples, had his life sentence commuted Wednesday by President Trump. Though Trump used his power to clear 74-year-old Hoover of federal charges ...
Gangster Disciples Founder Larry Hoover has been granted clemency by President Donald Trump for his six federal life sentences. Hoover’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, confirmed the commuted ...
Trump Pardons Larry Hoover: Fans Light Up Social Media. O n May 28, 2025, President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, the notorious founder of the Gangster Disciples ...
Trump commutes federal life sentence for Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges. By Doc Louallen. Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Trump has ended Larry Hoover’s six federal life sentences, yet the onetime Gangster Disciples boss remains locked up in Illinois.
CHICAGO — Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, a letter arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker that purported ...
Federal sentencing for Hoover came in 1998. He was convicted on charges alleging he helped operate a widespread nationwide drug operation through the Gangster Disciples.
Dr. Lance Williams, Professor of Urban Community Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and an expert in gang violence, joins Karen Conti to discuss President Trump’s commutation of the sentence ...
President Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax prison. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges.